Heart of Midlothian FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2022-23 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

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Premier League · 2022-23

Heart of Midlothian FC

2 – 1

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Aberdeen FC

Sat 20 May 2023 · 11:30 UTC Tynecastle Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 11' Jonathan Hayes

Y 25' Marley Watkins

Cameron Devlin 25' Y

Y 49' Bojan Miovski

Y 52' Ylber Ramadani

Overview

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Heart of Midlothian FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League at Tynecastle Park.

Heart of Midlothian FC 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Aberdeen FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

Heart of Midlothian FC 25 games · Avg 2.6 goals Aberdeen FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2023-01-18 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-10-16 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2022-03-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Heart of Midlothian FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Aberdeen FC	H	2–1	W
13 May	St. Mirren FC	A	2–2	D
07 May	Celtic FC	H	0–2	L
22 Apr	Ross County FC	H	6–1	W
15 Apr	Hibernian FC	A	0–1	L
08 Apr	St. Mirren FC	H	0–2	L

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–2	L
13 May	Hibernian FC	H	0–0	D
07 May	Rangers FC	A	0–1	L
23 Apr	Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
14 Apr	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W
08 Apr	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Heart of Midlothian FC		Aberdeen FC
#3	Position	#7
13	Points	8
7	Played	7
4 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
14	Scored	7
8	Conceded	8
+6	GD	-1
1.86	PPG	1.14
57%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Heart of Midlothian FC are 3rd (13 pts). Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Aberdeen FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Heart of Midlothian FC

James Wilson	3 G
Claudio Braga	2 G	2 A
Joshua McPake	1 G	1 A
Calvin Miller	1 G
Tom Renaud	1 G

Aberdeen FC

Kevin Nisbet	3 G	2 A
Lewis Mayo	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Heart of Midlothian FC is hosting Aberdeen FC for another epic battle.
5' Aberdeen FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
11' Jonathan Hayes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Heart of Midlothian FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' The travelling Aberdeen FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
25' Marley Watkins picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
30' Aberdeen FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lewis Mayo scoring 1 goals.
31' Brilliant from the ! Matthew Pollock makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 31.
36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
43' Josh Ginnelly doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
48' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
49' That is a Yellow card for Aberdeen FC. Bojan Miovski will be fuming at that decision.
52' The referee shows Aberdeen FC player a Yellow card on 52.
56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake. 2-1!
60' Aberdeen FC make a change. Angus MacDonald trudges off to be replaced by Jack MacKenzie on 60 minutes.
65' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Josh Ginnelly is replaced by Jorge Grant.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Heart of Midlothian FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alfie Bavidge, as he is very good at scoring at Tynecastle Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
76' It is a substitution in Heart of Midlothian FC team. Barrie McKay is replaced by Michael Smith on 76 minute.
77' Time for substitution for Heart of Midlothian FC. Yutaro Oda is replaced by Alan Forrest.
79' Dilan Markanday has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marley Watkins on 79 minute.
84' Heart of Midlothian FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
86' Orestis Kiomourtzoglou is replacing Peter Haring for the Heart of Midlothian FC side.
88' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Alfie Bavidge on, Ylber Ramadani off on 88 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Toby Sibbick
18
Barrie McKay ↓ Michael Smith 76'
30
Josh Ginnelly ↓ Jorge Grant 65'
14
Cameron Devlin
15
Kye Rowles
5
Peter Haring ↓ Orestis Kiomourtzoglou 86'
28
Zander Clark
12
Nathaniel Atkinson
88
Yutaro Oda ↓ Alan Forrest 77'
9
Lawrence Shankland
19
Alex Cochrane

Bench

Coach Steven Naismith

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Joe Lewis
3
Jack MacKenzie ↑ 60'
7
Shayden Morris ↑ 60'
14
Patrik Myslovic
23
Ryan Duncan ↑ 60'
10
Dilan Markanday ↑ 79'
33
Matthew Kennedy
36
Alfie Bavidge ↑ 88'

Coach Barry Robson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lawrence Shankland	5
Sam Cosgrove	4
Duk	3
Josh Ginnelly	3
Michael Smith	2
Liam Boyce	2
Matthew Pollock	2
John Souttar	2

Head to Head

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2023-05-13 St. Mirren FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2023-04-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 6–1 Ross County FC W 2023-04-15 Hibernian FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2023-04-08 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 St. Mirren FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2023-05-13 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D 2023-05-07 Rangers FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-04-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Rangers FC W 2023-04-14 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2023-04-08 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.91 Heart of Midlothian FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Aberdeen FC xG

I would bet for: Heart of Midlothian FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC55% Draw24% Aberdeen FC21%

Actual: Heart of Midlothian FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Heart of Midlothian FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Aberdeen FC

45%

Heart of Midlothian FC or Aberdeen FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Heart of Midlothian FC41% Draw43% Aberdeen FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 0

9.7%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Heart of Midlothian FC

Handicap	Heart of Midlothian FC covers	Push	Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.